Sound Field

Music teachers explore the culture behind our favorite songs and musical styles.

Episodes

  • How Black Culture Influenced Drum line: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Black Culture Influenced Drum line

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    A look at the evolution of HBCU marching bands and how they influence pop culture today.
  • How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour": asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour"

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    How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour"
  • How The Exorcist Changed the Sound of Horror: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How The Exorcist Changed the Sound of Horror

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    Why do so many horror film scores today sound similar to The Exorcist from 1973?
  • Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye

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    Have you heard the conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj songs are just Jay-Z pitched up?
  • Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artis: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artis

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    What is music? From John Cage to Legendary Stardust Cowboy.
  • The Metal Scream: From Nordic Vikings to Black Sabbath: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Metal Scream: From Nordic Vikings to Black Sabbath

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    The origin of screaming in music goes back to the Nordic Vikings.
  • Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence

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    Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence
  • How Trap Music Took Over: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Trap Music Took Over

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    Gucci Mane and T.I. both claim to be the creators of trap music, but are they?
  • Why Does Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” Sound So Sad?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Does Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” Sound So Sad?

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    Someone grab the tissues. What is it about a sad song that makes it sound sad?

About Sound Field

Arthur Buckner and Nahre Sol are accomplished musicians and music teachers exploring the music theory, production, history and culture behind our favorite songs and musical styles.